This MC is so original

"Lord Emperor, please be patient."

The doctor smiled and pulled out a small bottle of pills from his pocket. "This is a special medicine I painstakingly developed. It can effectively cure the 'curse' caused by the skeleton monster. I'd like to use it to make a deal with the Emperor."

"Oh? Deal?"

Zhongli raised his eyebrows slightly, and glanced at the small bottle in the doctor's hand with his gilded eyes. He could indeed feel some vitality in the pill in the spelling. If the injured person infected by the wither took it, he could indeed be cured.

But the effect...if there is no medicine with the same effect for comparison, it can indeed be said to be significant.

It's just a pity that Zhongli had already obtained a "magic medicine" from Lu Xiu that was more effective than this pill of unknown origin.

What made Zhongli even more concerned was that the pills the doctor took out were stained with a slightly ominous smell. Without further inspection, he could not tell for the time being.

"Tell me, what do you want to trade? Mora? Jewelry? Or some secret treasure?"

Zhongli did not refuse immediately, but instead became curious about what the doctor wanted to trade.

Now that Liyue was suddenly attacked by monsters, this person appeared so 'coincidentally' and delivered the medicine that the Thousand Rocks Army urgently needed. These coincidences were like the blazing sun in the dark night, which could not be ignored at all.

"I would like to exchange this for the map of the underground veins of the Teyvat continent that you personally drew, Your Majesty, and your Heart of God."

"Oh?"

Zhongli's eyebrows raised, and the corners of his mouth couldn't help but rise slightly.

"Trading is about equality. Do you think the chips you offer are worth these two things?"

As he spoke, Zhongli's golden eyes gradually lit up, and his invisible aura pressed down on the doctor like a huge wave, making him feel as if his heart was being grasped by an invisible hand, and his knees bent downwards involuntarily.

Bang.

In less than a second, the doctor could no longer hold on and fell to one knee, holding on to the floor with both hands. Even the medicine bottle he was going to use for the transaction rolled to the ground and he had no time to pick it up.

Although he felt like he was carrying a huge mountain on his back, the doctor still gritted his teeth and raised his head to look up at Zhongli.

"Lord Emperor, please be patient. I didn't say that these are all my bargaining chips. The Queen is also willing to give you everything you want in exchange for these two items. Just give me a nod, and Zhidong will immediately begin preparing everything you want."

"Furthermore! In your mind, are the lives of those Thousand Rocks soldiers and innocent civilians who suffered for Liyue less valuable than these two dead objects? Trade is about equality, but as long as the other party feels the traded items are equal, even if others see a huge difference, the deal can still be completed. As the God of Contract, you should understand this better than I do, right?"

Zhongli narrowed his eyes slightly as he listened to the doctor's words.

He had long known that the Ice God had been trying to collect the Heart of God, and he also understood that the other party would find him one day.

If the Ice God sent someone else to trade with him, perhaps he would really be willing to trade the Heart of God.

However, the Doctor, the Fatui's executive officer, gave him a very bad impression, especially his unreasonable arrogance and conceit, as well as the ambition hidden in his eyes.

It is hard not to make Zhongli suspect that after obtaining the Heart of God, he will not hand it over to the Ice God but use it for himself.

No, that's not right. His attention was completely attracted by the Heart of God, and he almost forgot about the map of the geological veins of the continent of Teyvat that he mentioned earlier.

What use would a Fatui executive like him have for a vein diagram?

Zhongli couldn't understand. Each of the seven rulers of the mortal world was responsible for suppressing the underground veins in his own country. The others were more or less aware of the veins of the underground veins. Although he knew more, the Ice God would not specifically include the vein map as part of the transaction.

This can only be something the Doctor himself wants to trade.

When the doctor was telling the story, he put the vein map before the Heart of God. Perhaps in the doctor's eyes, this vein map is more important to him than the Heart of God.

"The transaction is still unfair. What you offer now can only be exchanged for one item from me. Which one do you want?"

Zhongli raised his hands. In his left hand was a scroll, while in his right hand was a ball of light, making it impossible to see the objects inside.

The Doctor's eyes first fell on the scroll, but soon shifted to the ball of light. After hesitating for a few seconds, his eyes returned to the scroll.

"I assume, Your Majesty, that the object in your right hand isn't the Heart of God. After all, you felt I didn't have enough leverage to exchange, so you deliberately didn't mention the Heart of God when you spoke earlier. I didn't expect the God of Contract would play such a trick. But since you're worried I can't offer you the leverage, I'll trade you for this Vein Map. This will also make it easier for me to report to Her Majesty the Queen, and then proceed with the other half of the deal."

Facing the doctor's reaction, Zhongli expressionlessly dispersed the ball of light on his right hand, revealing a crystal clear chess piece that sparkled with golden light.

"Don't you think it's still the Heart of God?"

The corners of Zhongli's mouth curled up slightly, he was not the one playing tricks.

The doctor was stunned. He had thought that Morax would not hand over the Heart of God so easily, so he planned to retreat and deliberately threw out a completely unequal chip, plus what he needed.

Just as the people of Liyue said, everyone likes to compromise. If they first proposed to demolish the house, everyone would naturally refuse. But at this time, if they proposed to demolish the door, everyone would naturally be more willing to accept demolishing the door than demolishing the house.

But I didn't expect Zhongli to be so "honest" and actually took out the Heart of God. Could it be that in his eyes, the chips I provided were really worth the Heart of God?

"Since you have chosen this scroll, the deal is done. I will grant you the promised object."

Zhongli controlled the scroll in his hand and floated it in front of the doctor, then sucked the medicine bottle that the doctor had dropped on the ground into his hand.

Looking at the medicine bottle in his hand, Zhongli was not too disappointed. Although he got a better 'antidote' from Lu Xiu, as the doctor said, no matter how big the difference in the value of the items being traded is, as long as both parties feel it is equal, it is enough.

What Zhongli was trading was not the medicine in the bottle, but to prevent the Fatui from causing chaos in Liyue like a dog-skin plaster.

Although he did not take these fools seriously, it was easy to crush ants, but it was impossible to focus all his attention on them.

Moreover, Zhongli wanted to know what he wanted the vein map for?

The leylines are related to the duties of the seven rulers of the mortal world. It is too suspicious that a human being suddenly wants to understand the veins of the leylines in all of Teyvat.

It was just right that he could take this opportunity to check whether the Fatui had tampered with the earth veins.

As the feeling of oppression on his body disappeared, the doctor finally got up from the ground in a mess. His clothes were already soaked with sweat, but he couldn't help but smile.

But when she accidentally caught a glimpse of Zhongli staring at her, she restrained the upturned corners of her mouth, raised her hand to smooth out the wrinkles on her clothes, and saluted Zhongli with an elegant posture.

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your help. I will return to contact Her Majesty the Queen and discuss the matter of the Heart of God with her. I will take my leave now."

Zhongli didn't respond, but just stood there with his arms folded, staring at him silently.

The doctor glanced at Zhongli and turned away silently.

After the doctor had completely left, Zhongli called out softly.

"elf."

A gust of dark green wind blew by, and Xiao immediately appeared beside Zhongli.

"Emperor, what do you want to call me for?"

"How is the situation at Wuwangpo being handled?"

"Reporting to the Emperor, after I initially assisted the Thousand Rocks Army in killing the monsters that invaded Wuwang Slope, I handed the aftermath over to True Lords Xueyue Zhuyang and Lishui Dieshan. With their strength, I believe Wuwang Slope is now safe, and the remaining monsters in Liyue Harbor have been completely eliminated. However, over a hundred Thousand Rocks soldiers have been poisoned by a strange poison, and even Liyue's renowned doctors are unable to cure it. How should the Emperor deal with this?"

"It's alright. I've already contacted Tianquanxing and asked her to stock up on milk to distribute to the injured. Now, keep an eye on that Fatui executive and see what he plans to do with the leyline map. As long as it doesn't affect Liyue, there's no need to intervene for now."

"Yes, Emperor."

Xiao turned into a breeze and disappeared beside Zhongli.

Zhongli sat down at the round table, picked up the teacup on the table and took a sip. He looked at Liyue Harbor, which had become a little noisy due to the monster attack, and sighed softly.

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"Is the deal done?"

As soon as the doctor walked out of Xinyuexuan and into the alley nearby, he found Tartaglia leaning against the wall with her arms folded, looking at him coldly.

"Half done."

The doctor glanced at him, replied casually, and walked past him, continuing to walk deeper into the alley.

Tartaglia raised an eyebrow and followed, asking at the same time.

"Liyue is clearly my responsibility, so why did you suddenly ask me to come negotiate with Morax? Doctor, I don't think you are so kind as to help me complete the mission."

"It's true that I'm helping you complete your mission, and it's also true that I'm seeking some benefits for myself. Don't worry, Tartaglia. At least, since we both serve the Queen, I won't do anything to harm you."

Despite what the Doctor said, Tartaglia simply couldn't believe him. The Doctor was one of the few Fatui executives whom he couldn't figure out.

Moreover, compared to the Captain, Tartaglia is more afraid of smart people like the Doctor.

"Let's go back and see if everything that needs to be cleaned up has been cleaned up."

The doctor walking in front looked back and saw that Tartaglia was slow, so he urged him.

Tartaglia snorted lightly, crossed his arms and hurried after them, but he still kept accusing them.

"You know you have to go back and clean up the scene, don't you? You've caused such a commotion in Liyue. Aren't you afraid that Morax will discover that these monsters that suddenly appeared in Liyue Harbor and Wuwang Hill were actually ours? If we were discovered, let alone getting the Heart of the Geogod, we don't even know if we'll even make it back to Winter Solstice alive."

"You may not have a chance, but am I not always in Solstice?"

The doctor turned around and gave Tartaglia a mysterious smile.

"Oh, I forgot, you are just a slice."

There was dissatisfaction in Tartaglia's words, but the doctor did not get angry. He just continued on his way quietly.

After a while, they returned to the location of the Northland Bank, but at this time the Northland Bank had been burned into ruins by flames. The Qianyan Army simply cordoned off the place and went to other places to rescue.

After crossing the cordon, the doctor and Tartaglia found the entrance to the lower level and went in.

When we arrived at the room where the portal to Hell was located, there were already several Fatui in the room, trying hard to destroy the obsidian with various tools.

The Doctor took a look at the portal with three pieces of obsidian still remaining on it, and scolded the busy Fatui with dissatisfaction.

"I gave you five full hours, and you only destroyed eleven pieces? How long do you plan to spend on the remaining three?"

A Fatui put down his tools in distress and reported to the doctor with a wronged look, "Sir, we've tried our best to destroy it. Six of our compatriots even used the power of the Evil Eye to try to destroy it, but they used too much force and have now been carried away for emergency treatment."

Upon hearing that six Fatui had been taken away for treatment, the Doctor's expression relaxed slightly. He turned to the Fatui who had reported to him and said, "Don't worry about this for now. Help me return this box to Solstice and deliver it to 'me'. Do you understand?"

"Ah?" The Fatui took the box from the Doctor's hand, looking at him puzzledly. "But sir, if it's going to be given to you, why don't you take it back to Solstice yourself?"

The Doctor squinted his eyes at the Fatui, causing his hair to stand on end and he quickly lowered his head to avoid meeting his gaze.

"You just follow orders, understand?"

"Yes, sir, I will send you back to winter!"

The Fatui placed the box safely in their arms and then left.

While moving his shins to summon water elements to help destroy the obsidian, Tartaglia asked the doctor.

"What treasure needs to be sent back to Zhidong, and it needs to be handed over to you specifically."

"It's just the 'key' and map I need on my journey to discover the power that will overturn the world."

The doctor had a smile on his face. On his way back, he specially put the Ender Pearl he had accidentally obtained from the Nether and the leyline diagram he got from Morax into a special box. He believed that after seeing these two objects in the winter, his "self" would understand what "they" should pursue.

Once 'they' succeed, then the so-called Seven Gods will be nothing more than a joke, and then they can explore the true truth of this world.

"Fake starry sky, what is behind this that we cannot know?"

The Doctor muttered to himself.

"Stop mumbling and come help me."

Tartaglia, who was helping to destroy the obsidian, turned around and shouted, and the doctor then calmly walked forward to help.

Outside, the Fatui who left with the box did not notice that at the top of the ruins, Xiao watched him leave with an indifferent expression.

"The Fatui? Their actions are somewhat suspicious, but since the Emperor said he's keeping an eye on the Executors, let's leave it alone for now."

Time passed minute by minute, and finally after thirty minutes, with the assistance of two executive officers, the Fatui finally cleared the hell portal left under the Northland Bank.

Tartaglia wiped the sweat from his forehead and breathed a sigh of relief: "Finally it's destroyed. I don't know why the portal was built with this kind of stuff. Don't you think it's not environmentally friendly?"

"Since we've destroyed it, we should leave immediately. It won't be long before the situation in Liyue Harbor calms down and the Thousand Rock Army will investigate here. After all, the so-called monsters first appeared in this area. Even the dumbest person would have noticed it."

Just as they were about to leave, suddenly, a faint purple light appeared in the room they were in, and then a complete hell portal appeared again at the location of the previous portal, and it was still in an activated state.

"We found you, Doctor, Tartaglia."

Lucius came out of the portal with a wicked smile on his face. Tartaglia was stunned at first, then immediately mobilized the water element in the Eye of God.

Although the doctor standing by didn't know why Lucius looked so resentful towards him, he could tell from the reaction of Tartaglia beside him that the other party was an enemy, not a friend.

"I don't know who you are, but it looks like this portal is connected to you. I'll capture you and interrogate you. You're lucky or unlucky to have been able to pinpoint our two officers... Tartaglia, take action!"

Following the doctor's order, Tartaglia suddenly jumped up, rushed forward, turned around and ran out.

"what?"

The Doctor and the rest of the Fatui were stunned for a moment. Before they could react, the intersection where Tartaglia had escaped was suddenly blocked by stones.

"Tsk, this Tartaglia is really smart. He just collapsed and ran away."

Lu Xiu was a little unhappy that Tartaglia had escaped, but at least he had now captured another executive officer, which was a good opportunity for him to vent his anger.